Astika Royal Mason, a student of Indian Spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy, has been a meditation instructor for almost a half century. He has practiced in both monastic and non-monastic...view moreAstika Royal Mason, a student of Indian Spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy, has been a meditation instructor for almost a half century. He has practiced in both monastic and non-monastic communities. A universalist at heart, he believes that the essential experience of Spirit is similar for all people regardless of belief or ethnicity. A Dream Immortal is a collection of short stories that illustrates the influence of personal consciousness on our human destiny. He is currently working on Xin, a sci-fi fantasy novel about the neglect of the heart and the potential consequence of Man’s mental and intellectual development moving at a faster evolutionary pace than his emotional development. His first novel, The City of The Goddess is soon to be published in serial form. He is currently collecting his poetic works to be complied in an anthology entitled, Psyche in the Pre-Dawn Sky.view less